Bundling device



May 15, 1928, v 1,670,202

s. A. D. MEssMoRE BUNDLING DEVICE Filed Jan. 18; 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor hymn/5h Attorney Patented May 15, 1928.

u 'r ms j BUNDLING DEVICE.

Application filed January 18, 1927. Serial No. 161,799.

, This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for facilitating the bundling of fodder, broom corn, rags, paper, I etc, etc. and has for its primary object to provide a highly novel, simple, and inexpensive device for use in the compressing of a ,bundle of material so as to enable said bundle to be bound together by cord, wire or the like.

A further and important object is to provide such a device that may be readily transported from place to place and that may be operated by a single person, and this without requiring any unusual skill or a great amount of labor.

bundling mechanism that includes generally a pair of pivotally interconnected curved arms between which the material to be of parts hereinafter more fully described,

shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views: 7

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in cross section of a bundling device con structed in accordance with thepresent invention, showing the bundle compressing arms in the act of being closed. Figure 2 is a similar view disclosing the arms in open position. 1

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken sub stantially upon the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective of said arms together with the operating mechanism therefor, said arms being disclosed as in fully closed position, and i I a Figure 5 is a perspective of a foot lever that is employed in conjunction with the present invention for the purpose of primarily moving oneof the arms to partially 5o closed position.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my novel bundling device consists of a suitable carrying frame that in the present instance consists of a pair of spaced parallel bars 55 so shaped at their ends The invention further aims to provide a as to provide carrying handles for the device, and depending vfrom which bars are suitable supporting legs 6.- These bars 5-5 are interconnected by transverse brace bars 7-7 while directly in back of one of the brace bars 7 is a further cross bar 8.

Arranged transversely between the main bars 5-5 at a point slightly in front of the bar 7 remote from the lastmentioned bar 8 is a pivot rod 9 upon which is pivotally mountedthe inner-ends of a pair ofcurved arms 10 and 11, one of which isiequipped at its inner end with an otfset plate 12 that ;overlaps the endof the opposite arm'so as "to prevent the separation of the arms with respect to each other.

is formed with a rearwardly extending'tangential lever 13 to which is ad ustably pivotally secured the inner inclined end 14 of a foot lever 15 that is suspended adjacent its outer end between a pair of depending link bars-1616 that are in; turn pivotally secured at their upper ends to the adjacent brace bar 7 of the supportingfframe previously described.- The extreme-outer endof this foot lever 15 is equipped with a foot plate 17 so as to facilitate the inward movement thereof.

1 Adjustably pivotally secured to the outer end of the arm 11 is a rectangular shaped open lever 17 the outer end of which carries an operating handle 18. Pivoted to this .lever 17 is a somewhat similarly shaped curved lever 19, the inner end of which is so formed as to provide a hook 20 for engage- I ment within any one of a plurality of spaced notches 21 formed at the outer edge of the innermost armlO. i

Obviously, when the arms 10 and 11 are released and moved to openposition as disclosed in Figure 2, they will rest respectively upon the front bar 7 and the cross bar 8. The material to be bundled may now be laid 7 across the bars 55 of the supporting frame between said arms after which pressure is he pivotal end ofthe innermost arm 10 applied to the foot lever 15 for-swinging the innermost arm 10 into position over the top of the. bundle. The hook 20 of the lever I 19 is then engaged within a predetermined one of the notches 21 in a manner as disclosed in Figure 1, after which the handle 18 of the lever 17 is pulled rearwardly for obvioulsy tightly binding the bundle between said arms 10 and 11. After the lever 17 has been thrown oil of center, the arm will be locked to the arm 11 to prevent the loosening of the bundle.

The arm 10 is equipped with a. plate .22 at a point intermediate its ends, which plate provided with an eye 23 through which cord, wire, or the like 24 may :be placed so as to facilitate the tying of the bundle alter the same has been properly tormedlbetween the arms.

lt willthus be seen that 1 have provided a highly novel, simple, and ellieient bundling device that is well adapted tor all the purposes designated and even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be madethereinwithout effecting-the spirit and scope of the appended claims; i

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is 1.111 a bundling device of the class described, a supporting frame, a pair of coacting curved arms pivota'lly interconnected at their inner ends within said frame, and within which the material to be bundled is disposed transversely, means for initially closing one of the pivoted arms around the material, a framedike lever pivoted at one end to the outer free endof the other arm and through which the free end of the first mentioned arm is adapted to extend, a handle at the other end of the frame-like lever, and an additional frame-like lever pivoted at one 'endto the intermediate portion of the first mentioned frame-like lever, and coacting means between said additional iramedike member and the free end of the first men tioned arm for causing the additional clos ing movement ot said first mentioned arm in tight engagement with the material and for locking the arms around the same."

In a bundling device of the class described, a supporting frame, a pair of curved arms pivotally interconnected at their inner ends within said frame, and within which thematerial to be bundled is disposed transversely, a tangential extension formed on the pivoted end of the innermost arm, a foot lever operatively connected with said tangential extension [for initially closing the inner arm a-round'the material, a lever pivotally connected to the outer free end of the outermost curved arm, the innermost curved arm being provided with a series of spaced notches inits outer edge, and a pivoted l0cking dog carried'by said lever for cooperation with any one of said notches for causing the further movement of the innermost arm in tightengagement with the material and for lockmg the arms around the material.

inner ends on said rod, said rod adapted'to rest on the respective cross bars when in an open position, a tangential extension formed 011 the pivotedend of the innermost arm, a foot lever operatively connected with the tangential extension for initially moving the innern'iost arm around the material to be bundled, and additional means carried by the tree end of'the outermost curved arm for co operation with the free end of the innermost curved arm for causing the further move- .ment of the innermost arm in tight engagement with the material and for lockingthe arm around the material.

l. In abundling device of the class described, a supporting frame including parallel spaced longitudinal sidebars, cross bars extending transversely between the side bars,

supporting legs for the frame, a rod extending transversely between the side bars in wardly of the front cross bar, a pair of curved arms pivotally interconnected at their inner ends on said rod, said arms adapted to rest on the respective cross bars when in an open position, a tangential extension formed on the pivoted end ot tne'mnermost arm, a lootlever operatively connected with the tangential extension for initially moving the innermost arm around the material to be bundled, and additional means carried by the free end of the outermost curved arm for 00- operation with the free end of the innermost curved arm for causingthe further movement of the innermost arm in tight engagement with the material and for locking the arm around the material, said last mentioned means comprising a lever pivoted to the out'er end of the outermost curved arm, the free end portion of the innermost curved arm being provided with a series oi spaced notches in the outer edge thereof, and a locking dog pivotally associated with the last mentioned lever and adapted -for engagement with any one of said notches.

Intestimonywhereof 'I aflix my signature.

r his 1 STEPHEN A. D; XKMESSMQRE. 

